A quick aloha from Lua...: Archive

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Feeding the Ancestor- Herb Kawainui Kane

The painting depicts an ancient belief that still exists among some Hawaiian extended families (ohana). In times of danger or distress, the spirit of a powerful ancestor (aumakua), might shed its invisibility and become physically present by taking possession of a living creature. For some ohana this might be a fish, a bird, a turtle, or a sea mammal. In the painting, a family elder feeds a...

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New Interview with Arshad Chowdhury (Founder of... →

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LOVE OF THE LAND AND THE OCEAN

I was taught by Hawaiians how to appreciate and understand mother nature: aloha ‘aina, aloha kai… in other words, love the land, love the sea and only take what you need” John Kelly- SURFING FOR LIFE Herb Kane, artist, writer and co-founder of the Polynesian Voyaging Society, defines aloha the following way: “An unquestioning friendship and desire to share,...

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Kamehameha is given the nickname of "Pai'ea" or...

King Kalaniopu’us’ young pukaua(war leader), Kamehameha saves his kumu Kekuhaupi’o after his kumu is caught in potato vines and falls in a battle on Maui. Because of his ferocity and bravery, Kamehameha is given the nickname of “Pai’ea” or hardshelled crab by his Maui opponents. (Ruling Chiefs pg 84) Artist: Brook Kapukuniahi Parker

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Two New Hires at LUA!

LUA is proud to announce two new hires! Aloha and welcome to the team! Patrick McJury and Sean Hamilton worked as software engineers at Bank of America for the last 4 years as part of Joey Adarkwah’s (now LUA’s lead programmer) rogue coding squad. One of the many triumphs of this team includes recoding the BOA site from PHP to Javascript, no small task. We are very excited to...

Jul 20th

“That ethereal twilight light, you know. It’s the sound of the street with the...”

– Bob Dylan, when asked “What inspired the sound you were going for when you started playing electric?” (via newspeedwayboogie) a great quote from the greatest

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Ali'i Nui (King of Hawai'i) Liloa with his son...

Ali’i Nui Liloa with his son Umi-a-Liloa and Umi’s hanai sons’ (left-right: Ko’i, Oma’okamau, Umi, Pi’imaiwa’a and Liloa at Waipio Valley, Hawaii Island) (Ruling Chiefs pg 6-17)- Brook Kapukuiahi Parker (artist) Brook Kapukuniahi Parker is a cousin of mine from the island of O’ahu. He is an extremely talented artist who was invited to help illustrate...

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